Design

For the past several years, I have done graphic design work in my spare time. Most of the work I do is for people I know or organizations that I belong to or volunteer with. I am currently the Communications Coordinator for printmaking collective, Print London, and create a lot of print and web adverts as part of that role.

I got involved in theatrical work a number of years ago when my kids were in elementary school. I have made costumes and headpieces, props, and designed and painted sets for performances that were constrained by very tight budgets. This album contains some of the work that I have done for those productions, as well as some photo shoots that I have participated in.

Please browse through the galleries below to see examples of my graphic and theatrical design work.

Graphic Design

Logo I created that was used on menus, shirts and baseball caps, and etched on glass in the pub.
Created using Illustrator and Photoshop.

Cover of a menu I created using InDesign.

This was my entry for a logo design competition for Sarnia Pride Alliance. It made it to the final three, but was not selected.
Made using Photoshop.

This is one of two complementary logos I created for use on business cards, signage, merchandise, web forms and mass emails. Created using Photoshop.

This is a secondary logo for Cate Tunney RMT Bodywork Studio that has been used on their website and outdoor sign. Created using Photoshop.

This was a collaboration. I drew the original design and my collaborator changed the orientation of the handle and converted it to digital format.

I created this logo for The Ontario Miniature Print Exhibition, Print London's biennial printmaking show.
Created in Photoshop.

Facebook header graphic I created for Print London's Nuit Blanche event in 2016.
Created in Photoshop.

Facebook header I created for Print London art exhibition. This is one of many versions for different social media sites.
Created in Photoshop.

I designed these tickets for a Hallowe'en themed stag and doe. The skull is one of my art pieces, a lithograph print.
Created in Photoshop.

I made this piece for a job interview at which I was required to submit a graphic resume resembling a magazine article.
Created using InDesign.

Front cover of a playbill I created for one of my kid's school productions.
Created using InDesign.

I made this poster for a workplace United Way campaign.
Created using Photoshop.

Another poster I made for a workplace United Way campaign.
Created using Photoshop.

I designed this graphic for a fundraiser event, which was used for printed tickets and different iterations for social media sites.
Created in Photosh

Facebook graphic for virtual event.
Created in Photoshop.

Website graphic for silent auction virtual fundraising event.
Created in Photoshop.

Facebook and Twitter header graphic.
Created in Photoshop.

Gallery advert I made using InDesign. I also created a postcard-sized version.

Call for submissions that I created using InDesign.

Facebook and website graphic.
Created using Photoshop.

One in a series of three Instagram graphics. I also created alternate versions for use on Facebook, Twitter, website.
Created using Photoshop.

Theatrical Design

My bookseller friends did a Krampus themed photoshoot one year and invited their customers to attend. I created Krampus' costume and the backdrop.

Premade hat that I embellished in a steampunk theme.

I made this Shrek costume, including the headpiece. I also did Shrek's makeup and painted the backdrop.

I made this Ursula costume by adding tentacles to a second hand dress. The headpiece is made from 1" upholstery foam cut to shape and painted.

Drag king makeup from a Hallowe'en costume. The facial hair is human hair cut to small pieces and applied with spirit gum.

Zombie Hallowe'en makeup from many years ago.

Prop pirate spyglass I made from a cardboard tube and faux leather.

Medieval helmet I made using duct tape. Embellished with paper fasteners and window screen.

I made this old timey microphone using cardboard, tinfoil, some old springs and the base of a birdcage.

Backdrop painted on canvas. This piece had a second backdrop painted on the back and was reversed between scenes.

I made this boat using stained and painted canvas and the mast using a a heavy duty cardboard tube and braided rope.

This was an existing prop that I reshaped and painted and embellished with rope. It used to be pink and very curvy.

These cardboard panels were reused year after year (very low budget). I painted this swamp scene for a production of Shrek Jr.

Here are the cardboard panels again, which I painted with a beach scene for The Little Mermaid production.